Pittsburgh's DemonRAT city government is attempting to use the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting to justify a gun grab.
It is not going to go down quietly.
Nor should it. Millions of our servicemen have died defending our rights and freedoms. The fact that one idiot killed 11 people in a synagogue does not usurp the deaths of millions of freedom defenders and the rights of our citizens.
A mass killing is what happens in a war for freedom or on 9-11, not what happens in Pittsburgh, etc.
Hundreds of protesters gathered Monday in Pittsburgh's Downtown to rally against proposed restrictions on guns and ammunition.
The bills would ban semi-automatic rifles and certain ammunition and firearms accessories within city limits.
The crowd carried signs, waived flags and had rifles slung across their shoulders. They chanted "USA" and "We will not comply" and cheered the police officers and other public safety officials monitoring the rally.
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-Ellwood City, called the proposed gun legislation a "clear violation" of law by the mayor and "political stunts" by the District Attorney.
"Don't go after the Constitution," Bernstine said. "Go after the criminals."
Pittsburgh City Council introduced the ordinances last month in wake of a mass shooting on Oct. 27 at Squirrel Hill's Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 worshippers were killed.
The proposed ban drew immediate outcry from gun rights activists who contend the restrictions violate Pennsylvania law. State law prohibits municipalities from regulating firearms. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld the preemption in multiple cases, including a 10-year-old city ordinance that would require the reporting of lost or stolen handguns.
Pittsburgh police have never enforced the ordinance because of the preemption.
Justin Dillon, 32, of Erie organized the rally in front of the City-County Building. Dillon is the founder of the advocacy group Open Carry Pennsylvania. He said he expects as many as 1,000 people and many of them — including himself — would be legally armed.
"We're coming together to say that what they're trying to propose is not right," Dillon has said. "It's against the law."
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It is not going to go down quietly.
Nor should it. Millions of our servicemen have died defending our rights and freedoms. The fact that one idiot killed 11 people in a synagogue does not usurp the deaths of millions of freedom defenders and the rights of our citizens.
A mass killing is what happens in a war for freedom or on 9-11, not what happens in Pittsburgh, etc.
Hundreds of protesters gathered Monday in Pittsburgh's Downtown to rally against proposed restrictions on guns and ammunition.
The bills would ban semi-automatic rifles and certain ammunition and firearms accessories within city limits.
The crowd carried signs, waived flags and had rifles slung across their shoulders. They chanted "USA" and "We will not comply" and cheered the police officers and other public safety officials monitoring the rally.
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-Ellwood City, called the proposed gun legislation a "clear violation" of law by the mayor and "political stunts" by the District Attorney.
"Don't go after the Constitution," Bernstine said. "Go after the criminals."
Pittsburgh City Council introduced the ordinances last month in wake of a mass shooting on Oct. 27 at Squirrel Hill's Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 worshippers were killed.
The proposed ban drew immediate outcry from gun rights activists who contend the restrictions violate Pennsylvania law. State law prohibits municipalities from regulating firearms. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld the preemption in multiple cases, including a 10-year-old city ordinance that would require the reporting of lost or stolen handguns.
Pittsburgh police have never enforced the ordinance because of the preemption.
Justin Dillon, 32, of Erie organized the rally in front of the City-County Building. Dillon is the founder of the advocacy group Open Carry Pennsylvania. He said he expects as many as 1,000 people and many of them — including himself — would be legally armed.
"We're coming together to say that what they're trying to propose is not right," Dillon has said. "It's against the law."
Read more at triblive.com ...
